Good call by Lulay, because the Seahawks were indeed calling to offer him a spot on their practice squad. He said yes, flew to Seattle this morning and was on the practice field quarterbacking the scout team in practice this afternoon.

The club needed an extra arm because starter Matt Hasselbeck and backup Seneca Wallace missed practice for the second consecutive day, and No. 3 QB Charlie Frye had taken all the snaps – and made all the throws – in practice Wednesday. Scout team, as well as the Seahawks offense.

“I’m here to help anyway I can,” Lulay said. “I’m excited to be here.”

Lulay was with the Seahawks in training camp in 2006 before being released. He was not in the league last season. The Saints signed him in May, but he was released in mid-July before the start of training camp.

PLAYER OF THE DAY
Justin Forsett. Lulay wasn’t the only addition to the practice squad today. The club also brought back fan favorite Forsett, a rookie running back from Cal who was released Sept. 9 and then signed to the Colts’ 53-man roster before the Seahawks could add him to their practice squad.

But after three games in Indy, and injuries to the Colts’ starting cornerbacks, Forsett was released Tuesday. His first thought? Seattle.

“I always thought this was my home, wanted to be here, so I’m just glad to have this chance to be back,” Forsett said. “I always wanted to be here. I never wanted to leave in the first place.”

Forsett averaged 22.5 yards on 11 kickoff returns with the Colts. The Colts told Forsett they planned to re-sign him next week, but he couldn’t pass up a chance to return to the Seahawks.

“I’m back now and ready to start over again,” he said.

To clear spots for Forsett and Lulay, wide receiver Trent Shelton and running back Matt Lawrence were released from the practice squad.

INJURY REPORT
In addition to Hasselbeck (hyperextended knee) and Wallace (strained calf), wide receiver Deion Branch did not practice because of the right heel he bruised in Sunday’s game against the Giants.

Hasselbeck was expecting to practice today, but the coaches held him out as a precautionary measure. Offensive coordinator Gil Haskell said he is counting on having Hasselbeck for Sunday’s must-win game against the Packers at Qwest Field.

Linebacker and leading tackler Leroy Hill still was limited because of a knee he bruised against the Giants, but he got more reps than he did Wednesday.

For the Packers, defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (illness), running back Korey Hall (knee), running back Kregg Lumpkin (hamstring) and safety Aaron Rouse (knee) participated in all phases of practice after being limited Wednesday.

QUOTE UNQUOTE
“Punters struggle, and we’re a long ways from being where we want to be.” – special teams coach Bruce DeHaven, when asked about Jon Ryan – who punted the past two seasons for the Packers, but has averaged 43.7 yards (20th in the league) with a net of 32.2 (30th in the league) since being signed by the Seahawks last month.